Sharpe's Tiger

This historical novel opens the Indian sequence of Richard Sharpe's career. In 1799 Sharpe is a private in the 33rd Foot serving under Arthur Wellesley in the war against Tipu Sultan of Mysore. He is sent into Seringapatam as a spy, posing among the city's defenders, and must survive the sultan's prisons, the rivalries of officers, and the coming British assault. Mary Bickerstaff, a soldier's widow, and Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill complicate his chances. The book is a war story of siege, disguise, and promotion from the ranks, not a biography of Wellesley.

Bound in red cloth blocked with a picture and title in gilt and black. Dark grey slipcase blocked in gilt on front with an image. Signed by the author and.